Adapt Plastics offers high-quality vacuum forming, as well as tool and mold design, manufacturing, maintenance and storage services. We can produce vacuum forms from ABS, polyethylene and other plastic-based materials to meet your specialized needs for a wide range of industrial applications, hailing from industries as diverse as marine and medical. A maximum of 8′ x 4′ x .375″ material can be formed, and we hold tolerances as tight as +.030″. Contact Adapt Plastics today so we might work with you to find the solution to your special vacuum forming needs. Please see the table below for details.
Custom Design, Manufacturing & Maintenance of Vacuum Form Molding Capabilities
| General Capabilities | Vacuum Form Molding Tool/Mold Design & Manufacturing Tool/Mold Maintenance & Storage |
| Length | Max: 8 ft. / 2438.4 mm. |
| Width | Max: 4 ft. / 1219.2 mm. |
| Thickness (Base Material) | Max: .375 in. / 9.525 mm. |
| Tolerance (+/-) | ±.030 in. |
| Materials Used | ABS Polyethylene Polypropylene Polycarbonate Styrene |
| Molding Processes | Vacuum Forming Single Sheet Twin Sheet |
| Quality Control | Full Quality Control Department1st Piece Inspection In-Process Inspection Final InspectionStandard Metrology Equipment |
| Production Volume | $25 min Prototype Low Volume Small Run |
| Lead Times Available | Quoted on job-by-job basis Emergency services available Just-In-Time (J.I.T.) Deliveries |
| Additional Services Offered | Assembly Engraving Etching Reverse Engineering |
| Industries Served | Food Water Treatment Sewage Treatment Agricultural Automotive/Transportation Energy – Wind – Oil Marine Medical Military/Government Pharmaceutical |
| Industry Standards Met | ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials FDA – Food And Drug Administration Mil-Spec – Military Specifications RoHS – Restriction Of Hazardous Substances (Compliant) Veteran Owned Business |
| File Formats Accepted | AlphaWorks AutoCAD (DWG,DXF) BMP – Bit Mapped Graphics DXF – Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format GIF – Graphics Interchange Format IGES – Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, ANSI file format. JPG or JEPG – Joint Photographic Experts Group MasterCam (MDX, MC8, MC9, SET) PDF – Portable Document Format SolidWorks (SLDPRT,SLDDRW,SLDDRT) STEP – Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data TIFF – Tagged Image File Format |